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Judge Increases Fines, Pressure On Oregon State Hospital

Judge Nan Waller ordered the state to pay $2,500 per day, per person as long as two people wait in jail for admission to the hospital.

Oct 26, 2021

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Beleaguered Bay Area Hospital cries foul as neighboring public hospital invades territory

Public hospitals aren’t supposed to encroach, but Coquille Valley’s nonprofit arm has opened a clinic in Coos Bay, sparking litigation that’s already getting nasty. One state senator says the dispute could spread to the Legislature.

Dec 16, 2025
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Feds Threaten Decertification Of Oregon State Hospital's Junction City Campus

The state-run mental hospital must improve patient safety at its satellite campus or it will lose eligibility for Medicare funding, inspectors warn.

May 9, 2022
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PeaceHealth emergency room deal will test new Oregon law

An Atlanta-based firm set up a company in Oregon to try to comply with a new state law governing the practice of medicine, but lawmakers say it’s precisely the sort of arrangement they were trying to stop

Mar 10
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Three Oregon Hospital Systems Sue State Over Psychiatric Logjam

Legacy Health, Providence Health & Services and PeaceHealth say the Oregon Health Authority is unlawfully forcing their hospitals to provide long-term care.

Sep 28, 2022
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